# Harpur Village, Piprarhi, Sheohar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Piprarhi, Sheohar 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Piprarhi sub-district of Sheohar district, Bihar, PIN code **843324**. The 2011 Census counted **3,176 people in 753 households**, the 13th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 3,176people (2011)
- 753households
- 53.4%literacy
- 843324PIN code

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harpur is 843324.** Harpur falls in Piprarhi sub-district, Sheohar district, Bihar.

- PIN code843324
- Gram panchayatDhankau
- Community development blockPiprarhi
- Census village code218813

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harpur from nearby towns?

- Piprarhi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Sheohar (district HQ)12 km by road
- Sheohar (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Harpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheohar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**53%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Piprarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**938

Working population ****28.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 41.7% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 277 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Piprarhi

- Kuanwan4,797 people
- Belwa Narkatia Nizamat3,861 people
- Chatauna urf Gopinathpur3,285 people
- Sengahi Indarwa3,254 people
- Narayanpur3,157 people
- Mohanpur3,045 people
- Shankarpur Bindi2,459 people
- Piprarhi2,185 people

[All 25 villages in Piprarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheohar/piprarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harpur?843324
- How far is Harpur from Sheohar?12 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?3,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Sheohar district (Piprarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?53.4% (Census 2011)